R. Appels

17.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
219 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

R. Appels is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Appels has authored 219 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 170 papers in Plant Science, 48 papers in Genetics and 47 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in R. Appels's work include Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (106 papers), Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (57 papers) and Food composition and properties (38 papers). R. Appels is often cited by papers focused on Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (106 papers), Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (57 papers) and Food composition and properties (38 papers). R. Appels collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and United States. R. Appels's co-authors include Evans Lagudah, Wujun Ma, Zhonghu He, Elizabeth A. Kellogg, Matthew K. Morell, C. Lynne McIntyre, Arthur J. Hilliker, Sadequr Rahman, Xianchun Xia and Bikram S. Gill and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

R. Appels

217 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Optical maps refine the bread wheat Triticum aestivum cv. Chinese Spring genome assembly
    2021 302 citations Gabriel Keeble‐Gagnère, Josquin Tibbits et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
R. Appels 7.2k 2.0k 1.9k 1.1k 880 219 8.6k
Olin D. Anderson 5.1k 0.7× 2.4k 1.2× 846 0.5× 698 0.7× 434 0.5× 104 6.4k
P. I. Payne 6.4k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 664 0.4× 1.7k 1.6× 1.0k 1.1× 71 7.1k
Yuming Wei 4.9k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 1.6k 0.8× 330 0.3× 646 0.7× 335 5.5k
Jorge Dubcovsky 23.8k 3.3× 5.9k 2.9× 7.1k 3.9× 519 0.5× 5.0k 5.6× 282 24.9k
Daowen Wang 5.5k 0.8× 3.3k 1.6× 659 0.4× 241 0.2× 274 0.3× 181 7.3k
Moshe Feldman 7.6k 1.0× 3.0k 1.5× 1.7k 0.9× 148 0.1× 417 0.5× 121 8.2k
Bikram S. Gill 25.4k 3.5× 6.5k 3.2× 5.7k 3.1× 278 0.3× 2.0k 2.3× 438 26.7k
Qixin Sun 9.4k 1.3× 3.7k 1.8× 2.2k 1.2× 184 0.2× 1.1k 1.2× 284 10.6k
P. K. Gupta 7.7k 1.1× 1.7k 0.8× 3.3k 1.8× 233 0.2× 1.0k 1.2× 210 8.9k
Avraham A. Levy 7.7k 1.1× 5.0k 2.5× 1.5k 0.8× 124 0.1× 206 0.2× 105 9.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. Appels

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Appels

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. Appels. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. Appels based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with R. Appels. R. Appels is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Howell, Kate, et al.. (2025). Digital image analysis to assess the texture of bread products. Applied Food Research. 5(2). 101447–101447.
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Guo, Weilong, Mingming Xin, Zihao Wang, et al.. (2020). Origin and adaptation to high altitude of Tibetan semi-wild wheat. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5085–5085. 128 indexed citations
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Guan, Jiantao, et al.. (2020). The Battle to Sequence the Bread Wheat Genome: A Tale of the Three Kingdoms. Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics. 18(3). 221–229. 27 indexed citations
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Hao, Chenyang, Chengzhi Jiao, Jian Hou, et al.. (2020). Resequencing of 145 Landmark Cultivars Reveals Asymmetric Sub-genome Selection and Strong Founder Genotype Effects on Wheat Breeding in China. Molecular Plant. 13(12). 1733–1751. 153 indexed citations
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Ryan, Megan H., Parwinder Kaur, Peta L. Clode, et al.. (2019). Globular structures in roots accumulate phosphorus to extremely high concentrations following phosphorus addition. Plant Cell & Environment. 42(6). 1987–2002. 15 indexed citations
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Voss‐Fels, Kai P., Gabriel Keeble‐Gagnère, Lee T. Hickey, et al.. (2019). High-resolution mapping of rachis nodes per rachis, a critical determinant of grain yield components in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 132(9). 2707–2719. 45 indexed citations
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Juhász, Angéla, Tatiana Belova, Iris Fischer, et al.. (2018). Genome mapping of seed-borne allergens and immunoresponsive proteins in wheat. Science Advances. 4(8). eaar8602–eaar8602. 105 indexed citations
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Rasheed, Awais, Francis C. Ogbonnaya, Evans Lagudah, R. Appels, & Zhonghu He. (2018). The goat grass genome’s role in wheat improvement. Nature Plants. 4(2). 56–58. 19 indexed citations
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Kaur, Parwinder, Philipp E. Bayer, Zbyněk Milec, et al.. (2017). An advanced reference genome of Trifolium subterraneum L. reveals genes related to agronomic performance. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 15(8). 1034–1046. 27 indexed citations
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Voss‐Fels, Kai P., Lunwen Qian, Ralf Uptmoor, et al.. (2016). Linkage drag constrains the roots of modern wheat. Plant Cell & Environment. 40(5). 717–725. 63 indexed citations
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Bellgard, M., Paula Moolhuijzen, Felix D. Guerrero, et al.. (2011). CattleTickBase: Internet-based analysis tools and bioinformatics repository of available genomics resources for Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus.. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 1 indexed citations
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Li, XH, et al.. (2008). Rapid separation and characterization of grain water-soluble proteins in bread wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.) by capillary electrophoresis. Murdoch Research Repository (Murdoch University). 1 indexed citations
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Wielinga, Caroline, Chengdao Li, M. Çakır, et al.. (2004). Gene distribution and SSR markers linked with net type net blotch resistance in barley. Murdoch Research Repository (Murdoch University). 8 indexed citations
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Çakır, M., S. Gupta, G. J. Platz, et al.. (2003). Mapping and validation of the genes for resistance to Pyrenophora teres f. teres in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 54(12). 1369–1377. 68 indexed citations
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Rahman, Sadequr, et al.. (1995). The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Starch Synthesis in Cereals. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 22(4). 647–660. 31 indexed citations
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Rahman, Sadequr, Behjat Kosar‐Hashemi, Michael S. Samuel, et al.. (1995). The Major Proteins of Wheat Endosperm Starch Granules. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 22(5). 793–803. 123 indexed citations
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Gustafson, J. P., R. Appels, & Peter H. Raven. (1993). Gene conservation and exploitation : 20th Stadler Genetics Symposium. Plenum Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Appels, R. & Evans Lagudah. (1990). Manipulation of Chromosomal Segments From Wild Wheat for the Improvement of Bread Wheat. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 17(3). 253–266. 43 indexed citations
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Gustafson, J. P. & R. Appels. (1988). Chromosome structure and function : impact of new concepts. Plenum Press eBooks. 20 indexed citations

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